The very best recreation I have at any time been involved in' - Slot on PSG defeat

Liverpool boss Arne Slot explained Tuesday's Champions League shootout loss on penalties to Paris St-Germain as "the very best video game of football I have been linked to", In spite of his aspect exiting the Competitors Therefore.

Just after losing very last 7 days's initial leg 1-0 in Paris, the website visitors levelled the tie at Anfield on combination owing to Ousmane Dembele's 12th-minute strike.

Liverpool had a lot of likelihood to attain them selves, but the sport went to extra time and was decided on spot-kicks, the place PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, in advance of Drive Doue fired home to seal a 4-one success.

"It was the most effective recreation of football I have ever been involved in," Slot said on Amazon Key.

"It absolutely was an unbelievable functionality, particularly if you Examine it with previous week. Maybe we ran outside of luck as the margins ended up so tiny.

"We played the perfect activity, aside from scoring a purpose. It was similar to Paris very last week, once they performed the proper recreation and didn't score. And after that in beyond regular time, they ended up maybe a bit far better."

Defeat leaves Liverpool which has a domestic double to Enjoy for.

Having a fifteen-level guide at the very best, the Reds are all but sure of successful the Leading League, whilst they facial area Newcastle inside the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

"We ended up pretty good and you should go as considerably as you possibly can, but we understood whenever we drew Paris that it absolutely was gonna be quite challenging," admitted Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

"In Paris, we struggled but we won. These days we observed an excellent Liverpool side, but we're out of your competition."

Scotland still left-back again Andy Robertson explained the main focus will turn to Newcastle now as he added: "It was not intended to generally be and we need to dust ourselves down. We usually bounce back, there's a great deal of worn out legs in there. Cup finals, we appreciate them, and that's the largest sport."

PSG boss Luis Enrique felt Liverpool had been unfortunate as he claimed: "Both equally on the groups should go to the subsequent stage.

"They played much better than us in this article, but I think my workforce at Anfield, in the Distinctive stadium showed great character and character.

"I believe it shows clearly the group we're."